I love DGD. I love these songs. I'm even getting used to Tillian and his crazy high voice and enjoying it. But god, the production on this album is RUINING it for me. Everything is soooo muddled. Isn't this the guy who produced DBM2? The production on that album was flawless. WTF happened? Tillians voice overpowers everything else except for the drums. Will Swan is an amazing guitarist. I want to hear his leads ! All I hear is a wall of noise behind the vocals in lots of places. In others, I can sort of hear the guitars. Isn't this bothering anyone else ?

Tilian Pearson makes a stellar replacement as the new vocalist of the group and their strongest to date. The songs in particular are strong in production value and instrumentally incredible. Even though the lyrics sound ridiculous, sometimes a little ridiculous is required for music this energetic and lively.

Some of the songs on this (most notably the two released prior to the stream) are really catchy... A lot of them are really forgettable, though. Not sure how I feel about this yet. I love Tilian in anything he does, though.

Nowhere near as excellent as previous material, but still solid otherwise. Has a few gems on it. Tillian does a good job but his voice is overproduced to shit, drowning out the very interesting guitars and drums.

Great album overall. Tilian is much more of a clean singer that is better at doubling and layering vocals rather than belting them out center stage. Jon Mess picks up the slack with his best performances yet, both lyrically and vocally. They work together very well. Instrumentally, the band takes steps forward and backward. Many songs are as creative as ever and flawlessly performed while others dip into dumbed down standbyes like screamo breakdowns. I get the impression that there are a bunch of Secret Band and Tilian Pearson songs and riffs kind of smashed together, as if they haven't had enough time to mix their influences and see what they come up with. In terms of production, the vocals just seem like they are too loud. The guitars are not as prominent as on previous records and I'd like the drums to be a little brighter and wider. I'm not smart enough to be able to read into the lyrics or themes to really understand what they are trying to say, but it will be fun to try.

After a few listens, it is easier to grasp how solid of an album this is. And the album gets better as you go on. Jesus H Macy is a solid opening track, and Human Hair Pt 4 is decent...but the album really picks up with Doom & Gloom, Honey Revenge, The Jiggler, and Back to the Future Pt II.rI won't ever be able to love a DGD album as much as DBM, but this comes very close.

Not rating much anymore on this site as I am just viewing and looking for news, but this one
I couldn't resist. I was curious to see how Tilian fit into the the progressive, funky,
jazzy, hardcore formula DGD has spewed out flawlessly over the years. I am pleased to say
this is possibly DGD best album yet, need to give it another spin though.

Dreadful production renders every part of this album a jagged, ugly mess, Tilian's vocals couldn't sound weaker or more strained, and none of the band members are even trying to be as wacky as they were on DBMII. Even Mess sounds tame here, roping in his usual gusto for plain, Rise-core shouts that betray his undeniable talent.

their best - each song can stand on it's own for this release, something I can't say for any of the other albums. It was really good when it came out, now that I've had some time to let it really spin and sink in it is even more apparent just how good of an album this is.

Love the album. Some of their most catchy work in here. The production however is lacking. Some killer riffs in here from Swan and the gang but they're buried under the vocals and drums. Way too loud on both. And the bass guitar is nearly inaudible. DGD is the music first, vocals second! That's the way it should be, at least.

Acceptance Speech has some cool parts and a couple of good songs ("Doom & Gloom," and the title track- aside from the pointless and totally out of place rapping at the end which kills the vibe of the song). However, it also has some terrible lyrics ("Let's get fucking naked!"), the guitars are slightly too low in the mix, and the vocals (both clean and unclean) are a bit annoying at times. 2.9

Different, but good. They should stay away from voice editing though. Tillian sounds better naturally and doesnt need his voice too be that high. Plus the blipping of the screaming isnt really my thing. Also didnt sound as "crazy" as the other DGD albums but that might just be me.rIts it great, yeah. But could it have been better, yeah.

An undisputed masterpiece of post-hardcore music.rWhen I found out that Tillian would have been the chosen one I was pretty doubtful but now I'm quite sure they made the right choice.rA solid and coherent album, fucking love it